shaken

English

Etymology 1

Morphologically shake +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪkən/
• Rhymes: -eɪkən

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Verb

shaken

1. past participle of shake

Adjective

shaken (comparative more shaken, superlative most shaken)

1. In a state of shock or trauma.

   We were left shaken by the revelations of abuse.

   • 2020 April 1, Renxin, “Reflecting on History: From the Soviet Communist Party to the Chinese Communist Party”, in Minghui‎:

     The truth left many people shaken. They were shocked to realize that they'd been lied to about so many things. The Soviets began to reflect on what they understood about the history of the Communist Party. Five million out of the 19 million Party members publicly quit the CPSU before its collapse.

Translations

In a state of shock

German: erschüttert (de), zittrig (de) Thai: หวั่นไหว (th) (wàn-wǎi)

Etymology 2

From Japanese 車剣.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːkɛn/

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Noun

shaken (plural shaken)

1. A flat shuriken resembling a spiked wheel, as opposed to the longer stick-like kind.

Anagrams

• Hankes, nakhes

Middle English

Verb

shaken

1. Alternative form of schaken